H.E.A. 1078, P.L. 240 Effective: July 1, 2019 Provides that a court may commit a person convicted of a Level 6 felony to the department of correction (DOC) if: (1) the person is a violent offender; or (2) the person has two prior unrelated felony convictions. These categories are added to the existing portion of the statute requiring the person’s earliest possible release date is m … [Read more...] about Commitment of Level 6 offenders to DOC
Criminal
Community corrections and credit time
H.E.A. 1080, P.L. 26 Effective: April 10, 2019 Provides that the department of correction may adopt emergency rules concerning the deprivation of earned good time credit for a person who is placed in a community corrections program. Makes a technical correction. Read the bill at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/house/1080 … [Read more...] about Community corrections and credit time
Criminal matters
H.E.A. 1114, P.L. 201 Effective: July 1, 2019 Provides that a person commits interfering with law enforcement, a Class B misdemeanor, if, after being denied entry by a law enforcement officer, the person enters an area that is marked off with barrier tape or other physical barriers. Provides a defense if the person enters the prohibited area due to a reasonable belief that certain … [Read more...] about Criminal matters
Crimes involving synthetic drugs
H.E.A. 1186, P.L. 80 Effective: July 1, 2019 Makes possessing or dealing in a substance that is a controlled substance analog an offense of the same level as possession of or dealing in the controlled substance of which the substance is an analog. Defines "substance represented to be a controlled substance" and establishes certain factors the trier of fact may consider to determine … [Read more...] about Crimes involving synthetic drugs
Theft by public servants
H.E.A. 1192, P.L. 203 Effective: May 2, 2019 Specifies that in the case of a public servant who criminally exerts unauthorized control over public funds of the public servant's employer, the employer may be reimbursed from the public servant's public pension fund contributions and benefits. Provides that the employer may withhold payment of the public servant's contributions and … [Read more...] about Theft by public servants